Citrus High School
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600 W. Highland Blvd. Inverness, Florida 34452 United States |
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| Type | Public Secondary School |
| Established | 1911 |
| School district | Citrus County School District |
| Principal | Rich Hilgert |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1420 (2016-17) |
| Schedule type | 4x4 block |
| School color(s) | Black and Vegas Gold |
| Song | Citrus High We Love Thee |
| Mascot | Hurricanes |
| Yearbook | The Citrio |
| Feeder schools | Inverness Middle School, Citrus Springs Middle School |
| Website | http://chs.citrusschools.org |
Citrus High School (CHS) is a public high school in the town of Inverness, Florida, United States. A part of the Citrus County School District, Citrus High currently offers a four-year curriculum in grades 9-12, and currently has an enrollment of 1,420 students. Classes start at 7:50 am and dismissal time is at 2:20 pm. The school was founded in 1911 and in 2011 celebrated its 100th anniversary. Citrus High, nicknamed the Hurricanes, was the first of the three high schools in the Citrus County School District, which also includes Crystal River High, in the coastal town of Crystal River and Lecanto High, located in the center of the county. Last year Citrus high was awarded an "A" school grade by the state of Florida, and is currently awaiting news of this year's status.
In the 2016-17 school year, Citrus High School started the Academy of Computer Sciences, an academy designed to give students a strong foundation in computer science.
Current principal, Mr. Rich Hilgert will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Mrs. Laura Mason has been announced as the new principal beginning in June 2017.
Citrus High serves the following communities: Inverness,Floral City,Inverness Highlands North,Inverness Highlands South, and sections of Citrus Hills,Citrus Springs, and Hernando.http://chswp.citrusschools.org/
Citrus High School can be dated back all the way to the late 1800s where it was a wood-frame school building which taught chart class to the sixth grade. It is referred as the first Inverness High School by some. Citrus High School was officially authorized to be built in 1911 as a two-story brick school house which was designed by architect W.B. Talley. It was to be built on Citrus Avenue. This was across the street from the existing building. The Winston Brothers of Inverness, Florida’s bid of $12,760 was approved by the school board. It was built originally to serve high school students, however, after the construction was completed, the school taught grades 1-12.
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